Kyle Jensen is the Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, for Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. Jensen started with the company as a summer intern in 1994. In 1998, he joined the company full-time and has held various leadership roles in both Manufacturing and Technical Services. In his current role, Jensen leads the cheese division, including cheese innovation.
Jensen has served on the Innovation Center’s Globalization Committee, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Board, Cal Poly Dairy Science Advisory Committee and is a current Board Member of the Cheese Committee for the United States Dairy Export Council. Jensen was also a member of the team that founded the Global Cheese Technology Forum.
Jensen holds a Master’s degree in Food Science and Technology from Mississippi State University and a Bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
He and his wife, Yvette, have three children and reside in Hilmar, California.
